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THE DIGEST10 Food Tips and tricks for holiday meals; plus, the perfect mac 'n'
cheese20 Health I3thingsyour podiatrist won't tell you; fending off diabetes31 Family A teacher's view of
your child's self-esteem; dating for grown-ups42 Work Surviving a bad performance review; billionaire high-school
dropouts47 Home Decoratingwithyourselfin mind; can houseplants keepyou healthy?58 Money Shop smarter and
save; surprising perks at your local library66 Misc What Jill Abramson, the New York Times' first female executive
editor, is up to; random ideas from all over

DEPARTMENTS5 React
Your letters79 @Work Office humor82 The Power of One Hometown heroes from across the nation92 Ask
Laskas Commonsense111 Around the World with One Question Are you a snoop?113 Life's Funny That Way - True
stories from our readers205 Poetry "Butter"connie wanek 207 Quotes Wise words 209 Word Power Test
yourself 212 Off Base Humor in uniform 217 Laugh! Our favorite jokes220 Last Laugh

FEATURES132 50 Secrets Your Nurse Won't Tell You - michelle crouchWhat
really happens in the bedrooms and halls of our hospitals, straight from the experts.142 Love, Faith, and War -
brian mockenhauptIn clinics and on patrol, military chaplains help American soldiers find peace amid the chaos.154 The Unsinkable Diana Nyad - Topdd PitockExclusive: At 61, she attempted to swim 103 miles against three-foot
waves,-the threat of sharks, and her own demons.162 The Road Ahead - barbara kantrowitzMiddle-class
families—the key to our country's prosperity—are squeezed as never before. But we aren't powerless. Here, ten ideas
to help us all get back on track.178 Look Twice See the world differently.182 Chubby - calvin trillinThe celebrated humorist recalls a happy childhood in this entry from Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin.184 You Only
Live Twice - gary sledgeHoward Snitzer collapsed. Ninety-six minutes later, he still didn't have a heartbeat.
Here's how he survived.194 The Birth of a Family - david marinWhat's a single white guy doing with three
Mexican kids? Making a loving family—and showing us foster adoption can work. From This Is Us: The New All-American
Family.